International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)
ISSN: 2573-9506 | DOI: 10.33140/IJWHC
Impact Factor: 1.011
Temesgen Geta
School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia
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Research Article
Determinants of Preterm Delivery Among Mothers Who Gave Birth in Hospitals of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2023: Unmatched Case-Control Study
Author(s): Cherinet Tilahun*, Asmare Getie, Hiwot Tadesse, Temesgen Geta and Adisu Ashiko
Background: Preterm delivery refers to childbirth that occurs before 37 full weeks’ gestation. Globally, around 13.4 million babies are born preterm annually, and a million die due to its complications. Identifying its determinants is mandatory to decrease preterm birth and thereby neonatal deaths. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of preterm delivery among mothers who gave birth in hospitals in the Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. Methods: An Institutional-based unmatched case-control study design was conducted from March 29 to May 20, 2023, in the Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. Cases were women who gave birth after 28 weeks and before 37 completed weeks, and controls were women who gave birth at and after 37 and before 42 weeks of gestation from the first day of the last normal menstrual period. A consecutive.. Read More»